Re: Funding and Grants
u looking for desi sources or any sources?
many of the supporters of PBS are foundations that support such work.
your best bet would be to work with association of independent video and film makers
heres a cut n paste for u
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3film.htm
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Sponsors grants and fellowships to encourage developing filmmakers, including:
Nichols Fellowships in Screenwriting and
Student Academy Awards.
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation
College Television Awards
http://www.emmys.org/foundation/education.php
The College Television Awards is a major Academy competition which recognizes excellence in college student film/video productions. It is national in scope, accepting entries each year from scores of colleges and universities. The entire program, including $24,500 in cash prizes, is sponsored by the Academy Foundation. First place winners receive $2,000, second place winners receive $1,000, and third place winners receive $500.
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Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Society Foundation
Provides funding for visual artists who incorporate video and film into their work.
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American Film Institute
Directing Workshop for women
Deadline: January 13
AFI’s DWW is designed specifically for women who are working in the arts and are ready to seriously pursue narrative directing. Applicants must have a minimum of five years experience in the arts but may have no professional credits as a narrative director. If you have just completed film school, it is to your advantage to take some time and build up work experience before applying to the program.
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Ann Arbor Film Festival
Gives out numerous awards to each year’s winners. For more information, see FC Search.
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Arts Resource Network
Funding Opportunities for Individuals in Film, Video, and Media
http://www.artsresourcenetwork.org/opportunities/
competitions_funding/film_video_media.asp
Courtesy of the City of Seattle, Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs.
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Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
Offers a list of funders for its members, an open forum about fundraising, and links to other financial resources. Need to join association for full access.
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Austin (Texas) Film Festival Competition
Check out the screenplay competition. This competition is open to writers who do not earn a living writing for film or TV with original, feature-length screenplays (90-120 pages). Cash prizes awarded in three feature-length categories: comedy ($1,000 prize), adult/mature ($4,000), children/family ($4,000). Winners also receive hotel accomodation and airfare reimbursement (up to $500) to/from the Heart of Film Festival and Screenwriters Conference (Oct. 12-19, 2000). Entry fee: $40.
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Chesterfield Field Company Writer’s Film Project
Offer a screenwriting fellowship.
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Chez Jim: Financing Films
http://www.jimcheval.com/film/filmfin.html
Reviews a wide variety of funding and other kinds of assistance available to film producers. Courtesy of Jim Chevallier, North Hollywood, California.
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Creative Capital
Creative Capital is a new, national organization supporting visual artists who are pursuing innovative approaches to form and/or content in the visual, performing, and media arts. Creative Capital will work closely with its funded artists to provide audience development, marketing and other forms of assistance tailored to individual projects. Artists will, in return, share a portion of their proceeds with Creative Capital, enabling the fund to support more artists in the future. Creative Capital funds artist projects in four disciplines: visual arts (includes installation art, painting, fiber art, mixed media works, public art, etc.), film/video arts, performing arts (includes music, dance, theater, puppetry, performance art, etc.), and emerging art fields (includes all forms of digital work, and experimental literature). Projects that transcend traditional discipline boundaries are highly encouraged. Creative Capital operates on a two-year grant cycle, funding alternative disciplines each year. The first year of each cycle, we issue grants in visual and film/video arts; the second year, performing and emerging arts. For the 2004-05 grant round, Creative Capital will be awarding grants to individual artists in the fields of Visual Arts and Film/Video.
Also listed under Arts and Music.
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Dance Films Association Grants for Post-Production Expenses
http://www.dancefilmsassn.org/
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Dean Grants Help Struggling Filmmakers (Roy W.)
http://stage.i2net.com/fromtheheart/public_html/grantguidelines.html
Application deadline: Sept. 30
The Roy W. Dean Grants support film and video projects that are unique and benefit society. The grants primarily provide goods and services donated by companies in the film and video industry. These grants are available for shorts and low budget independents as well as documentary filmmakers.
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Echo Lake Productions: Production Company and Film Fund for Independents
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Experimental Television Center
Provides grants and residencies to New York residents.
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Film Arts Foundation
Founded in 1968, Film/Video Arts is the largest nonprofit media arts center in the New York region. Film/Video Arts provides a fertile environment where emerging and established film, video and digital media producers of diverse backgrounds can take courses, receive fiscal sponsorship for their projects and edit their projects affordably. Film/Video Arts’ programs encourage interaction between these producers – whether working on narrative features, documentaries, nontraditional work, shorts, industrials, cable programs, music videos or student projects – by offering them affordable services essential to the creation of their work and the development of their careers.
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Film Arts Foundation Grants
The goal of the Film Arts Foundation Grants Program is to encourage new and diverse works by film and video artists who have little likelihood of being supported through traditional funding sources. In 2000, Film Arts Foundation will give 16 cash awards valued at $68,500 and 12 awards in materials and access valued at over $52,000. These awards are targeted for film and videomakers in categories that are among the most difficult areas in which to raise money for media projects.
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Flintridge Foundation
http://www.flintridgefoundation.org/home/home.html
Supports experimental and interdisciplinary mediamakers for over 15 years. Focuses on California, Oregon, and Washington.
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Foundation Center
User Aid for Film and Videomakers
http://fdncenter.org/learn/useraids/film.html
If you are an individual looking for financial support to make a film or to work on a video project, this user aid will help you in your search. We have selected a few of the most important print and electronic resources for you to begin your search.
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The Fund for Women Artists
Funding Lists
http://www.womenarts.org/fund/fundlists.html
Choices include film/video projects, international projects, and visual arts projects.
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Funding Exchange/Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media
http://www.fex.org/grantmaking.shtml
The Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media named to honor this singer, actor and civil rights activist, supports independent film, video and radio projects made by organizations and independent media producers on critical social issues. The Robeson Fund supports pre-production and distribution of film and video, and all stages of radio productions that: combine intellectual clarity with creative use of the medium, will reach a broad audience with an organizing component, demonstrate how the production will be used for social change organizing.
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George Mason University
Institute for Humane Studies
Young Communicators
http://www.theihs.org/subcategory.php/25.html
Be a college junior or senior, a graduate student, or a recent graduate. Have a clearly demonstrated interest in the “classical liberal” tradition or individual rights and market economics. Must be intent on pursuing a career in journalism, film, writing (fiction or nonfiction), publishing, or market-oriented public policy, and have arranged or applied for an internship, training program, or other short term opportunity related to applicant’s intended career.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals – Journalism, Film, Writing
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Horizons/Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund
http://www.frameline.org/fund/
Grants in a range of $2,000 to $3,000 are available for projects in the final stages of production. Submissions are being accepted for documentary, educational, narrative, animated or experimental projects about or of interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their communities. The fund also seeks to bring new work to underserved audiences; with this in mind, we especially encourage applications by women and people of color. To date more than 64 productions have been completed with assistance from the Fund. The deadline for this year’s submissions is October 14, 2002, entries must be postmarked by this date. Awards will be announced on December 16, 2002. For an application and guidelines please contact Frameline at (415) 703-8650 or visit our website.
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How to Raise Money
Hints for embarking on the fundraising journey by Michelle Coe. Courtesy of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers.
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Independent Film and Video Monthly
Each issue of The Independent Film & Video Monthly contains a Funder FAQ: an in-depth profile of a media funder. The Independent also publishes an extensive list of funding opportunities in each issue. Note: access limited to subscribers.
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Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Each year ITVS funds, distributes and promotes new programs produced by independent producers primarily for public television and beyond. ITVS is looking for proposals which increase diversity on public television and present a range of subjects, viewpoints and forms that complement and challenge existing public television offerings. All production funding requests must be submitted in accordance with ITVS guidelines.
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IndieFilms
http://www.indiefilms.com/
Requires paid membership, but promises to help independent filmmakers find investment funds, grants, etc.
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International Documentary Association
Funding Opportunities
http://www.documentary.org/resources/index.php
Includes informataion of funding by deadlines, without deadlines, and information about fiscal sponsorship.
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Latino Public Broadcasting
The 2004 Open Call process has begun as of June 7, 2004. More than a 100 projects were submitted and genres varied from documentaries, dramas, experimental and animation.
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Midwest Media Artists Access Center (MMAAC) Grant Opportunities
http://www.mtn.org/mmaac/grant.html
Currently describes two grant programs: “Women Filmmakers Access Grant Program” and "Media Artist Grant Program.
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Morrie Warshawski’s Home Page
Morrie Warshawski, author of “Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video” recently announced the launch of a new Web site with an extensive bibliography on fundraising for independent film and video projects. The site also includes a RealAudio clip on “How to Throw a Fundraising House Party” taken from an appearance on Marketplace Radio. For more information, Warshawski can be contacted at [email protected].
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Moxie Film Grants
http://www.moxie-films.com/
Moxie Films was founded in 1992 to support the careers of emerging filmmakers as well as the spirit of the independent film, documentary and short. Explore this web page to learn more about the MoxieDocs Co-production Award and a new Century Writer Award.
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National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA)
Distributes funds with the goal of increasing visibility of Asian American programs on public television and impacting the way in which Asian Americans are perceived and understood. Open Door Completion Funds are availabe up to $20,000 and Production Funds, $20,000 to $50,000 on average.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Grant Programs and Deadlines
Have provided funding for documentaries.
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National Film Preservation Foundation
http://www.filmpreservation.org/sm_index.html
The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) was created by the U.S. Congress to save America’s film heritage. Working with archives and others who appreciate film, the NFPF supports preservation activities nationwide that ensure the physical survival of film and improve access to film for study, education and exhibition. The foundation provides grants of $4,000 to $10,000 to nonprofit and public archives for laboratory work to preserve culturally and historically significant film material. Nonprofit funding only.
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National Foundation for Jewish Culture
Grant Programs
Provides financial support for theater, music, dance, filmmaking, fiction, and Jewish Studies scholarship.
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Native American Public Telecommunications
http://www.nativetelecom.org/
The NAPT Public Television Program Fund supports program ideas that bring new perspectives on Native American cultures to public television audiences, increasing the quality and quantity of Native American television programming on a national and international scale.
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New York Foundation for the Arts
Opportunities for Artists
http://www.nyfa.org/level1.asp?id=1
NYFA’s mission starts with individual artists in the visual, media, performing and literary arts. This site offers access to the most comprehensive list of opportunities for artists in the nation, opening doors to the widest range of financial, educational, technological, and institutional resources and information. Provides information on fellowships, fiscal sponsorship, in support of the production of independent films.
Also see NYFA Source.
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NYFA Source
http://www.nyfa.org/source
A database of some 6,000 grant, award, publication, and other opportunities for artists in all disciplines nationwide. These listings are supplemented by weekly jobs and opportunity listings that are part of NYFA Current. New postings appear every Sunday. NYFA’s grants and other programs for New York State residents are also described on the site.
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Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting
Deadline: May 1, 2004
The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. Entries must have been written originally in English. Adaptations and translated scripts are not eligible. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year.
Also listed under Writing.
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Oppenheimer Camera New Filmmaker Equipment Grant Program
http://oppenheimercamera.com/grant2.html
Supports new filmmakers in producing their first serious film project. The grant awards the use of their Grant Program Arriflex 16SR camera package to senior and graduate thesis students and to independent filmmakers for a scheduled period of time. Proposed projects may be of any non-commercial nature: dramatic, narrative, documentary, experimental, etc.
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Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC)
The mission of Pacific Islanders in Communications is to support, advance, and develop Pacific Island media content and talent that results in a deeper understanding of Pacific Island history, culture, and contemporary challenges. Media Fund open call is seeking public television projects at the research & development, production or completion stage. PIC funds up to $15,000 for Research & Development. Production and Completion funding ranges from $20,000 to $50,000. Independent producers or independent entities producing television, film or video programming are encouraged to apply.
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Pacific Pioneer Fund Awards Grants to Filmmakers in California, Oregon, and Washington
http://www.pacificpioneerfund.com/
Deadlines: February 1, May 15, October 1, annually
The Pacific Pioneer Fund awards grants to support emerging documentary filmmakers in California, Oregon, and Washington. Grants are limited to public charities that agree to supervise any project for which an individual receives funds. The Fund does not provide support for endowments, building campaigns, accumulated deficits, or operating budgets, nor does it support instructional or performance documentaries, student film projects, or make grants to individuals. In addition, filmmakers are eligible for only one grant from the Fund during their careers. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000. Applications available online. Contact: Armin Rosencranz, Executive Director; Tel: (650) 497-1133
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Playboy Foundation
http://www.playboyenterprises.com/
The Playboy Foundation is the charitable giving program of Playboy Enterprises that provides funding for documentary film and video projects in the postproduction stage.
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Princess Grace Awards for Aspiring Young Theater, Dance, and Film Artists in America
http://www.pgfusa.com/index.html
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Scholarship in French Cinema Studies
http://www.frenchculture.org/education/support/cinema/index.html
The Society for French American Cultural Services and Educational Aid (FACSEA) is offering a Scholarship for Masters or Ph.D. candidates to study French cinema in France.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals–Humanities.
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Scholarships, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Awards in Media Communications
A compilation of resources by Francisco Alberto Tomei Torres, Ph.D. Covers Advertising, Communications, Filmmaking, Journalism, Marketing, Motion Pictures, Print, Radio, Television, Writing.
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University Film and Video Association (UFVA)
http://www.ufva.org/
Offers a variety of grant programs.
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Video Contest for College Students
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
College students are invited to interpret the Christopher belief that each of us has the ability and opportunity to shape our world! Whether acting alone or with others, one person can make a difference. Using any style or format, express this theme in up to five minutes. Entries must be submitted in NTSC format on standard, full-sized VHS tape. Entries that run over five minutes cannot be considered. The winning entries will be aired nationwide via the Christopher Closeup television series. In addition, winners will receive the following cash awards: First Prize — $3,000; Second Prize — $2,000; Third Prize — $1,000; 5 Honorable Mention Prizes of $100 each.
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Why Fund Media?
http://www.fundfilm.org/for_grant/for_grant_fund.htm
Advice for grantmakers on the benefits of funding media.
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Women in Film Foundation
http://www.wif.org
WIF’s purpose is to empower, promote, nurture, and mentor women in the industry through a network of valuable contacts, events, and programs including the Women In Film Mentor Program, the award-winning Public Service Announcement Production Program, and the Internship Program in association with the Fulfillment Fund. Additionally, we provide film finishing funds, scholarships, grants, advocacy, community outreach programs, monthly networking breakfasts, seminars, workshops, and a screening series with filmmakers.
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Women Make Movies Production Assistance
http://www.wmm.com/
Major distributor of film and videos by women. Also offers a fiscal sponsorship program with accompanying services, such as lists of funding sources, one individualized fundraising consultation, fundraising or proposal writing workshops, networking opportunities with other women media makers, and discounts at labs and equipment facilities.
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Worldstudio Foundation Scholarships
http://www.worldstudio.org/schol/index.html
Worldstudio Foundation scholarships allow young people from minority and economically disadvantaged backgrounds not only to realize their artistic dreams, but also to give back to their communities. Areas of study include: architecture, cartooning, crafts, environmental graphics, fashion design, film/theater design (costume, set, lighting), film/video, fine arts, furniture design, graphic design, illustration, industrial/product design, interior design, landscape architecture, new media, photography, surface/Textile design, and urban planning.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals – Arts, Film, Landscape Architecture, Photography, Minorities.
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Writer’s Film Project
http://www.chesterfield-co.com/html/wfp.html
Deadline: June 21
The Writer’s Film Project (WFP) offers fiction, theater, and film writers the opportunity to begin a career in screenwriting. This year, up to five writers will be chosen to participate, and each will receive a $20,000 stipend to cover his or her living expenses. The WFP writers are chosen by competition, and evaluated on the basis of prose and dramatic writing samples. Selected writers form a screenwriting workshop in Los Angeles, using their storytelling skills to begin a career in film. Each year, a mix of writers–fiction, theater, and film–has been chosen to participate. Each year, some of these writers have been affiliated with university writing programs, and others have been unaffiliated. During the Fellowship year, each writer creates two original, feature-length screenplays. Throughout the program, selected film professionals and Paramount Pictures executives serve as mentors, sharing their opinions and experience with the Fellows. For more information contact the Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project, 1158 26th Street, PMB 544, Santa Monica, CA 90403; E-mail: [email protected]; telephone: (213) 683-3977.
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Many state arts councils also provide grants for film/video and/or fellowships for individual media artists.
Likewise, state humanities councils provide support for public programming that interprets the arts and humanities.
Databases
Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database
http://fundingopps2.cos.com/
Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional film funding opportunities by searching this database. Select Main Search and then type in film or cinema or video in the “All Fields” box. To refine your search further, choose additional qualifications in the requirements, citizenship, activity location, funding type, and sponsor boxes. If you get no results, eliminate some of the qualifications.
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FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com/.
If you have access to the world wide web and are willing to fill in the online forms, this service promises a free customized list of financial aid sources. FastWeb is actually a searchable database of more than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans from more than 3,000 sources for all levels of higher education. First-time visitors have to register (first and last name and a user ID), then complete a profile, including background and fields of study. Registrants then receive a list of all currently relevant funding sources. The registration information is stored and can be used on subsequent visits. The entire sign-up process, and delivery of available funding sources, can be a bit tedious: about five to twenty minutes, depending on the connection speed. Approximately 500 new scholarships are added to the database daily, so registrants can stay current. Provided courtesy of Financial Aid Information Page and Student Services, Inc. created by Mark Kantrowitz and sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
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Foundation Grants for Individuals on CD-ROM
Located at Main Library Reference desk (in cd-rom cabinet). Load cd into Desk#3 computer station and click on icon. Online Tutorial is available on web.
This new CD-ROM is an essential resource for individual grantseekers as well as for financial aid offices and funding libraries. It offers high-speed searching of foundations and public charities that provide support for individuals. Version 2.01 covers 4,200 foundations and public charities that support education, research, arts, general welfare, and more. Search fields include: fields of interest, types of supprt, geographic focus, company name, school name, grantmaker name, grantmaker city, grantmaker state, and text search.
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GrantSelect
http://209.61.189.163/gs/cgi-bin/welcome.pl
GrantSelect is the online version of the GRANTS Database, produced by The Oryx Press, containing over 10,000 funding opportunities provided by over 3,400 sponsoring organizations. Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional funding opportunities related to film by searching this database.
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RSP Funding for Graduate Students
http://www.lib.msu.edu/dbases/item/000342.html
Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional film funding opportunities by searching this database. Type in “film” in Find Box and click on “start search” button.
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RSP Funding for Postdoctorates and Professionals
http://www.lib.msu.edu/dbases/item/000341.html
Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional film funding opportunities by searching this database. Type in “film” in Find Box and click on “start search” button.
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RSP Funding for Undergraduates
http://www.lib.msu.edu/dbases/item/000343.html
Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional film funding opportunities by searching this database. Type in “film” in Find Box and click on “start search” button.
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Books
Directory of Grants in the Humanities. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, annual. Reference Funding Center AZ188 .U5 D57
Describes thousands of current funding programs that support research and performance in literature, language, linguistics, history, anthropology, philosophy, ethics, religion, and the fine and performing arts including painting, dance, film, photography, sculpture, music, drama, crafts, folklore, and mime. Also includes A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing by Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner. Latest edition [17th or 2003/4].
Fact File 12 – Film/Television: Grants, Scholarships, Special Programs. Los Angeles, Calif. : The American Film Institute, 1984. 21pp. Reference Funding Center Vertical File under “film”.
“Filmmakers Say the Search for Money May Be Harder than Ever.” Article by Debra Blum appearing in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Vol. 11, 6 May 1999. (Available electronically or in the Funding Center).
Suggests novel ways that filmmakers use to finance their art.
Free Money for People in the Arts. Laurie Blum. New York, N.Y. : MacMillan, 1991. 258pp. Reference Funding Center NX398 .B58 1991
Lists organizations that provide grants, awards, residency programs, and other means of support for individual artists. Details sources in architecture, creative writing, dance, design, film and video, music, theater, and the visual arts. Each entry includes the name and address of the donating organization, an overview of its grant program, eligibility requirements, geographic restrictions, and application procedures. Also includes information on grants available to artists sponsored by non-profit groups, federal agencies that give money to artists, and how to write successful grant proposals.
Gadney’s Guide to 1800 International Contests, Festivals and Grants in Film and Video, Photography, TV-Radio Broadcasting, Writing, Poetry, Playwriting, and Journalism. Alan Gadney. Glendale, Calif. : Festival Publications, 1978. 578pp. Main Library Stacks PN 1993.4 .G3
Includes national and international contests, festivals, competitions, exhibitions, markets, and award/sales events, as well as grants, loans, scholarships, fellowships, residencies, apprenticeships, internships, and training programs. Indexed by event, sponsor, award and subject area.
Get the Money and Shoot: The DRI Guide to Funding Documentary Films. Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian. Buffalo, N.Y. : Documentary Research, Inc., 1987. 161pp. Reference Funding Center PN1995.9 .D6 J28 1987
This volume, aimed at filmmakers, covers how to find out about money, getting a sponsor, and preparing your budget and proposal.
How to Get Grants to Make Films and Video: A Guide to Media Grants. Steve Penny. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Film Grants Research, 1978. 128pp. Reference Funding Center PN1993.5 .U6 P46
Includes a section on academic scholarships, fellowships, and media research grants.
The Independent Film & Videomaker’s Guide. Michael Wiese. Studio City, Calif. : Michael Wiese, c1998. 2nd edition, 488pp. Main Library Stacks PN1995.9.P7 W5 1998
Chapters cover developing, distributing, financing, and marketing of independent film and television works.
Making Films Your Business. Mollie Gregory. New York, N.Y. : Schocken Books, 1979. 256pp. Main Library Stacks PN1995.9 .P75 G7 1979
Briefly covers writing proposals to foundations, foundations as sources of support, and the appendix mentions foundations which have an interest in funding films.
Money Business : Grants and Awards for Creative Artists. Boston, Mass. : The Artists Foundation, Inc., 1982. 140pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center NX397 .R66 1982
A resource book on financial assistance available to creative artists including poets, fiction writers, playwrights, filmmakers, video artists, composers, choreographers, painters, printmakers, sculptors, craftsmen, and photographers. Covers grants, awards, and prizes offered by various organizations. Funding opportunities cover both independent artists and students.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals: arts, music, photography, and writing.
Money for Film and Video Artists. Suzanne Niemeyer. New York, N.Y. : American Council for the Arts, 1991. 234pp. Reference Funding Center PN1998 .A1 M56 1991
A guide to 193 organizations that provide grants, awards, fellowships, artists’ residencies, equipment access, loan programs, technical assistance and more.
Money for Film and Video Artists. Douglas Oxenhorn, ed. New York, N.Y. : American Council for the Arts; Allworth Press, 1993. New expanded 2nd ed., 309pp. Reference Funding Center PN1998.A1 M56 1993
Profiles over 220 organizations that provide a variety of support opportunities for filmmakers and videographers, including: artists’ colonies, emergency assistance, equipment access, fellowships/awards, fiscal sponsorship, health, career development, legal assistance, project support, and study and travel grants. Indexed by organization, geographic area, medium and format, and type of support. Bibliography. [Motion pictures – Scholarships, fellowships, etc. – United States – Directories; Video art – Scholarships, fellowships, etc. – United States – Directories]
Shaking the Money Tree : How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video Projects. Morrie Warshawski. Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, 2003. 2nd edition. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center PN1993.5.U6 W33 2003
Dazed and confused by the frustrating world of grants and donations? This classic text, now completely revised, demystifies the entire maze of grant hustling with easy-to-follow guidelines. Find out how to: Prepare Yourself for Fundraising; Prepare Your Project for Raising Money; Conduct Effective Research; Make a Personal Ask; Write the Perfect Grant Proposal; and more.
[Motion picture industry–United States–finance]
[Video recording–United States–finance]
The Whole Film Sourcebook. Leonard Maltin, ed. New York, N.Y. : New American Library, 1983. 454pp. Main Library Stacks. PN1993.5 .U6 W47 1983
Contains chapter on supporting filmmaking activities: grants, grantsmanship, loans, resources.
Annual Register of Grant Support. Wilmette, Ill. : National Register Publishing Co., annual. Reference Funding Center LB2336 .A7
Includes information on programs sponsored by government agencies, public and private foundations, educational and professional associations, special interest organizations and corporations. Covers a broad range of interests including academic and scientific research, publication support, equipment and construction support, in-service training, competitions and prizes, and travel and exchange programs. Organized by broad subject areas with four indexes: subject, organization and program, geographic and personnel. Keep latest three editions; earlier editions may circulate.
Directory of Research Grants Phoenix, Ariz. : The Oryx Press, annual. Reference Funding Center LB2338 .D5
An annual print version of the Grants Database. Contains information about grants and fellowships available for research projects from federal and state governments, private foundations, professional organizations, and corporations. List grants programs by specific funding areas; indexed by sponsoring organization and grant name. Keep latest three editions; earlier editions may circulate.
Foundation Grants to Individuals. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, biennial. Reference Funding Center LB2336 .F6
The most comprehensive listing available of private foundations which provide financial assistance to individuals. The foundations described have made grants to students, artists, scholors, foreign individuals, minorities, musicians, scientists and writers for scholarships, fellowships, student loans, internships, residencies, arts and cultural projects, medical and emergency assistance, residencies and travel programs. Keep latest three editions; earlier editions may circulate.
The Grants Register New York, N.Y. : St. Martin’s Press, annual. Reference Funding Center LB2338 .G7
The complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide. Keep latest three editions; earlier editions may circulate
Awards, Honors, and Prizes : Volume I, United States and Canada and Volume II, International and Foreign. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., irregular. Main Library Reference AS8 .A87
Directory of awards and their donors recognizing achievement in advertising, architecture, arts and humanities, business and finance, communications, computers, consumer affairs, ecology, education, engineering, fashion, film, journalism, law, librarianship, literature, medicine, music, performing arts, photography, public affairs, publishing, radio and television, religion, science, social science, sports, and transportation. Indexed by sponsoring organization, award, and subject area.